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City of Mt. Vernon City Council met May 6.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. Call to Order

2. Invocation

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Roll Call

5. Presentation of Journals for the April 4, 2024, special City Council Meeting and the April 15, 2024, regular City Council Meeting.

6. Visitors/Citizen Request/Addresses from the Audience.

Public Forum Rules of Participation

Participants wishing to address the City Council on matters listed on the agenda or on any other matter directly relevant to the business of the City of Mt. Vernon shall do so during the Public Participation portion of the agenda. Each person wishing to speak during the Public Participation portion shall sign a Speaker’s List at the meeting prior to the start of the meeting providing his/her name and the topic to be discussed. Speakers will be recognized by the Mayor in the order the speaker’s name appears on the Speaker’s List. Public participation portion of the meeting shall be limited to five (5) minutes per person. All participants are expected to exercise common courtesy and follow any rules of order established or announced by the Mayor and/or City Council.

7. Approval of Consolidated Vouchers for Accounts Payable.

8. BIDS/QUOTES

8-A Bid results for the financing of the downtown park

8-B Bid results for sanitary sewer replacement and stormwater construction between 9th Street and 10th Street

9. CITY MANAGER

9-A Street closure request - North Street between 10th Street and 11th Street on May 19, 2024, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a fundraiser event at Central Church

9-B Request permission to go out to bid for the Davidson Avenue Road Patch Project

9-C Request permission to go out to bid on the Veteran’s Park and Dawson Park Asphalt Overlay Parking Lot Project

9-D Request permission to go out to bid on the US EPA Community Grant Project for video and investigation of various sanitary sewer lines

9-E Request permission to purchase playground equipment for Dawson Park using Sourcewell State Purchasing Agreement

10. ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS/MOTIONS

10-A First reading of an ordinance authorizing the sale of municipal property

10-B First reading of an ordinance fixing the salaries and benefits of certain City employees

10-C Resolution to use Motor Fuel Tax for in-house road improvements

11. MAYOR

11-A Reappointment of Clarence Mays, Lance Cusumano, and Paula Dodillet to the Fire and Police Commission

11-B Reappointment of Angela Moore, Tineka Doogan, John Hundley, and Ron Lash to the City Housing Authority Commission

11-C Reappointment of Sarah Sledge, Bill Pixley, and Joyce Secrest to the Tourism Advisory Board

12. CITY COUNCIL

13. VISITORS/CITIZEN REQUESTS/ADDRESS FROM THE AUDIENCE

14. EXECUTIVE SESSION

14-A 5ILCS 120/2(c)(6) Sale and lease of real property

14-B 5ILCS 120/2(c)(1) Appointment, employment of personnel

14-C 5ILCS 120/2(c)(5) Purchase of real property

15. ADJOURNMENT

https://www.mtvernon.com/media/jrbnlb2o/may-6-2024-council-agenda.pdf